青天大老爺

简 青天大老爷 · 繁 青天大老爺
Mandarin · pinyin qīng tiān dà lǎo ye

Meanings

  1. my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)
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青
qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
爺
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爷
yé · father, grandfather
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1–1–4–3–5 · qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cing1 tin1 daai6 lou5 je4

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青天大老爺 · qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5
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Exact source record青天大老爺 青天大老爷 [qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5] /my lord (respectful form of address for an official or a magistrate in imperial China)/